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Hyundai will start rolling out electric vehicles in Montgomery next year, part of a $7.4 billion U.S. investment in new technologies and production upgrades over the next four years.
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the plan Thursday, pledging that it would offer a suite of American-made electric vehicles to U.S. consumers starting next year and scale production to meet demand. A company spokesman confirmed Thursday that the electric vehicles will be made in Montgomery at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama beginning in 2022. Further details such as the model, etc., will be announced at a later time, Hyundai Motor America spokesman Michael Stewart said.
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As we gradually emerge from this pandemic tunnel we’re all in, the hard-hit auto industry is seeing an increase in sales. The Hyundai brand is doing very well. They’ve recently seen two record-setting months and overall sales are up 48-percent for the first four months of this year.
Hyundai’s Santa Fe 5-passenger compact utility vehicle (UV) is doing well. This fourth generation of the Santa Fe has gotten a mid-cycle refresh with design changes and many new features for the 2021 model. Sales are up 53-percent in the first third of 2021.
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Hyundai Motor America Selects Culture Brands as its African American Marketing Agency of Record
- Agency to Support Hyundai s Multicultural Marketing Group in Reaching African American Audiences
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hyundai Motor America has selected independent and minority- and female-owned Culture Brands as its African American marketing agency of record. Culture Brands will provide strategic marketing solutions for reaching and engaging African American audiences more effectively and will begin work this month with the launch of the all-new 2022 Tucson. Hyundai has entered a multi-year agreement with Culture Brands following a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process.
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Montgomery: The Montgomery County Commission voted Tuesday to make the use of face masks in county-owned buildings optional, effective immediately. “Commissioners are strongly encouraging the public and employees to exercise personal responsibility and continue to wash hands, practice physical distancing, and wear masks when appropriate,” County Commission spokeswoman Hannah Hawk said in a release announcing the decision. A municipal mandate remains in place through Sunday that requires the use of masks in most public situations. Many major retail outlets, grocery stores and entertainment venues still require anyone who enters to wear a face mask. A spokesman for one of the area’s largest employers, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, also confirmed Tuesday that its workers still will be required to wear masks “for the foreseeable future.” The county required masks to be worn by employees and visitors in all county faciliti